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  • Psychology
  • Neuroscience
  • Human Movement Science

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  • Investigates the relationship between inner balance (equanimity) and outer balance (postural stability).
  • Hypothesizes that higher equanimity, emotion regulation, and executive control enhance postural stability in emotionally demanding situations.
  • Highlights the role of emotion regulation in the equanimity-postural stability connection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationship between inner balance (equanimity) and outer balance (postural stability).
  • To explore the influence of emotion regulation strategies on postural stability under emotional load.
  • To determine if equanimity, emotion regulation, and executive control predict postural stability.

Main Methods:

  • 147 young, healthy participants performed a postural sway task under neutral and emotionally demanding conditions.
  • Emotion regulation strategies were assessed using the Affective Style Questionnaire.
  • Attentional abilities were measured using the Attention Network Task.

Main Results:

  • Low equanimity was associated with higher postural sway complexity (sample entropy) when emotion acceptance was low.
  • High equanimity showed an inverse relationship between emotion acceptance and postural sway complexity.
  • These findings were specific to the sample entropy parameter of postural stability.

Conclusions:

  • A connection exists between inner and outer balance.
  • Emotion regulation strategy of acceptance may be crucial in modulating this relationship.
  • Further investigation is required to elucidate the complex interplay between equanimity, emotion regulation, and postural stability.